Maintenance Officer

West Northamptonshire Council; Northampton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

West Northamptonshire Council is seeking an enthusiastic maintenance officer to deliver a comprehensive programme of maintenance, repairs and building support services across its corporate properties.

You will carry out reactive, compliance and planned maintenance, including general repairs, inspections, decorating, plumbing and facilities maintenance, ensuring council buildings remain safe, warm and fit for purpose.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of general maintenance and repair techniques.
• Experience across a varied property portfolio.
• Knowledge of manual handling, risk assessments and health and safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Carry out general maintenance activities across the corporate estate.
• Monitor building systems including heating, lighting, drainage and mechanical installations.
• Prioritise and coordinate repairs; work with the Property Response Desk to minimise disruption.
• Oversee on-site contractors, conduct inductions and issue permits for hot works.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation and council procedures.

Skills

General maintenance

Building inspections

Contractor management

Health and safety awareness

Education

IOSH Managing Safely qualification

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic maintenance officer to deliver a comprehensive programme of maintenance, repairs and building support services across West Northamptonshire Council's corporate properties.

This includes reactive, compliance and planned maintenance activities, ranging from general repairs and building inspections to minor works such as decorating, plumbing repairs and facilities maintenance, ensuring council buildings remain safe, secure, compliant, warm and fit for purpose.

This position operates on a fixed working pattern of 10:00am to 6:00pm Monday to Thursday and 10:00am to 5:30pm on Friday.

What will you be doing?

The role will be responsible for carrying out general maintenance activities and monitoring building systems across the corporate estate, including heating, lighting, drainage, guttering and mechanical installations. The postholder will undertake both scheduled and reactive maintenance works where appropriate, helping to reduce reliance on external contractors and ensuring council buildings remain operational and well maintained.

You will conduct regular internal and external inspections of corporate buildings, including roof inspections, identifying defects in the building fabric, fixtures, fittings and furniture, as well as any issues affecting mechanical or electrical systems. Following assessment, you will prioritise repairs, complete works where possible, or coordinate action through the Property Response Desk to minimise disruption and ensure buildings remain safe, secure, dry, warm and fit for purpose.

The role will also involve overseeing contractors on site, including carrying out site inductions, providing contractor familiarisation and issuing permits for hot works where required. You will ensure all activities are undertaken in compliance with health and safety legislation, council policies and operational procedures.

You must have a solid understanding of general maintenance and repair techniques, together with experience of undertaking building maintenance activities across a varied property portfolio.

Knowledge of manual handling practices, risk assessments, and health and safety procedures, supported by an IOSH Managing Safely qualification or equivalent practical experience in a maintenance, facilities, or property environment.

At West Northants Council, it's about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is 'to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive'. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services. Hear from our Chief Executive, Martin Henry, about building a career at WNC.

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner.

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